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An essential component of human perception is experiencing a sensation which leads an individual to feel that they are a separate something which is differentiated that which is around them. This is commonly referred to as one's identity, ego or sense of self. It is referred to in linguistic conversation through the use of pronouns such as I, me, mine and myself as a tool for contrasting one's self from other people or any other system which is not felt to be them.

However, it is important to note that identity is not a static, unmoving or objective concept and that it can be experienced in many different ways. There is no component of the human brain or body which can be singled out as the part of them which is inherently where they as individual ~~lie~~. The self is thus likely a learned and constructed concept that arises through a combination of experience, language and social interactions with other people. This notion is in stark contrast to the common cultural conception that human beings each contain a separate physical identity that is a real and separate system from that which resides around it.

However, it is important to note that identity is not a static, unmoving or objective concept and that it can be experienced in many different ways. There is no component of the human brain or body which can be singled out as the part of them which is inherently where they as an individual are located. The self is thus likely a learned and constructed concept that arises through a combination of experience, language and social interactions with other people. This notion is in stark contrast to the common cultural conception that human beings each contain a separate physical identity that is a real and separate system from that which resides around it.

Within traditional religions, the intrinsic nature of a human identity differs depending on its specific doctrine. For example, abrahamic religions such as Christianity and Islam use an inherently "dualist" approach which claims that the self is a soul which resides within the body and is inherently separate from its external environment. In contrast, eastern religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism take an approach known as "nondualism" which generally speaking, posits that the separate self is illusory and that there is no difference between one's identity or soul and the "external" universe which it resides in.

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 An essential component of human perception is experiencing a sensation which leads an individual to feel that they are a separate something which is differentiated that which is around them. This is commonly referred to as one's identity, ego or sense of self. It is referred to in linguistic conversation through the use of pronouns such as I, me, mine and myself as a tool for contrasting one's self from other people or any other system which is not felt to be them.
-However, it is important to note that identity is not a static, unmoving or objective concept and that it can be experienced in many different ways. There is no component of the human brain or body which can be singled out as the part of them which is inherently where they as individual lie. The self is thus likely a learned and constructed concept that arises through a combination of experience, language and social interactions with other people. This notion is in stark contrast to the common cultural conception that human beings each contain a separate physical identity that is a real and separate system from that which resides around it.
+However, it is important to note that identity is not a static, unmoving or objective concept and that it can be experienced in many different ways. There is no component of the human brain or body which can be singled out as the part of them which is inherently where they as an individual are located. The self is thus likely a learned and constructed concept that arises through a combination of experience, language and social interactions with other people. This notion is in stark contrast to the common cultural conception that human beings each contain a separate physical identity that is a real and separate system from that which resides around it.
 Within traditional religions, the intrinsic nature of a human identity differs depending on its specific doctrine. For example, abrahamic religions such as Christianity and Islam use an inherently "dualist" approach which claims that the self is a soul which resides within the body and is inherently separate from its external environment. In contrast, eastern religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism take an approach known as "nondualism" which generally speaking, posits that the separate self is illusory and that there is no difference between one's identity or soul and the "external" universe which it resides in.